Playing Styles - Yamaha EZ-300 Owner's Manual

Playing Styles

1
Press the [STYLE] button, then use the
number buttons [0]–[9], [+/YES], [-/NO]
to select the desired Style.
The Style List is provided on the front panel, or in
the Style List (page 85).
Style Number
001
BritRock
2
Press the [ACMP ON/OFF] button to turn
on the Auto Accompaniment.
022 16Beat
This icon appears when automatic
accompaniment is on.
With this operation, the area of the keyboard to
the left of the Split Point (054: F#2) becomes the
"Auto Accompaniment range" and is used only for
specifying the chords.
Split Point ... default setting: 054 (F#2)
060
036 048
(C3)
(C1) (C2)
Auto
Accompaniment
range
You can change the Split Point via Function num-
ber 003 (page 60) by holding down the [ACMP
ON/OFF] button for longer than a second.
NOTE
• The strength meter (page 17) does not respond to play-
ing in the Auto Accompaniment range.
3
Press the [SYNC START] button to turn
Synchro Start on.
This puts the Style playback in "standby" and
Style starts playing back when you play the key-
board.
Style Name
Appears when
Style mode is
active.
072 084 096
(C4) (C5) (C6)
Playing with Rhythm and Accompaniment (Styles)
022
Flashes when sync start is on.
4
Play a key in the Auto Accompaniment
range to start playback.
If the Fingering Type is set to "SmartChd," play
only the root note of a chord with your left hand. If
the Fingering Type is "Multi," play all notes of a
chord referring to page 47. Play a melody with the
right hand and chords with the left hand.
5
Press the [START/STOP] button to stop
playback.
You can add intro, ending and rhythm variations
to Style playback by using "Sections." For details,
refer to page 46.
To play back the rhythm part only
If you press the [START/STOP] button (without pressing
the [ACMP ON/OFF] button in step 2), only the rhythm
part can be played back, and you can play a melody
performance using the entire keyboard range.
NOTE
• Since the Pianist category Styles (197–205) have no
rhythm parts, no sound will be produced if you start
rhythm-only playback. When playing these Styles, make
sure to carry out Steps 2–4 on this page.
Changing the Tempo
Refer to "Changing the Tempo" on page 32.
Adjusting the Style Volume
To adjust the volume balance between Style play-
back and keyboard, you can adjust the Style Volume.
This can be set via Function number 016 (page 61).
16Beat
Split Point
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